$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
H 44 in W 8 in D 8 in
Marshall Studios Martz Ceramic Triangular Incised Pottery Midcentury Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
such as incising, dipping, and brushing to create a variety of patterns and colors. Martz lamps have
Ceramic, Burlap, Walnut
$2,520Sale Price|30% Off
H 26 in W 6 in D 6 in
Martz / Marshall Studios Hexagon Table Lamp—Green Copper / Incised Lines Design
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
💡 Marshall Studios Martz Incised Tapered Hexagon Lamp A masterwork of texture and form from the
Brass
Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Incised Olive & Tan Table Lamp, 1950s
By Gordon Martz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Brown Banded Art Pottery Table Lamp, 1950's. Featuring a classic
Stoneware
$2,520Sale Price|30% Off
H 26 in W 6 in D 6 in
Martz / Marshall Studios Lamp - Tan / Rust / Green Glaze with Incised Design
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
What is it? — This unusual Martz lamp comes in a tan / rust / sometimes green glaze. The color
Brass
1960s Gordon Jane Martz Marshall Studios Incised Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Baltimore, MD
Rare hard to find vintage 1960s incised stoneware pottery table lamp designed by ceramicist husband
Ceramic, Teak
$3,250
H 33.5 in Dm 17 in
1960s Jane and Gordon Martz no. 242 Ceramic Lamp with Incised Sgraffito Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A 1960s table lamp from Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios of Veedersburg Indiana. Model
Ceramic
$3,300
H 34.75 in Dm 6.25 in
Tall Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios Incised Ivory Table Lamp, 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Bainbridge, NY
High Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Ceramic & Teak table lamp. Featuring model M165-28
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon Martz Ceramic Table Lamp
By Gordon Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gordon Martz design ceramic hexagonal incised table lamp in very good original condition, signed.
Ceramic
Gordon and Jane Martz Blue Ceramic Walnut Table Lamp with Incised Motif 1960s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Troy, MI
An uncommon glazed ceramic table lamp by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios Model number
Stoneware, Teak
$3,400
H 28.25 in Dm 17 in
1960s Gordon and Jane Martz White Incised Table lamp M197 for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in
Ceramic, Walnut
Unavailable
H 25 in Dm 5.75 in
Jane and Gordon Martz Stoneware Lamp Marshall Studios, White Incised Sgraffito
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Raleigh, NC
Midcentury ceramic table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios of Veedersburg
Stoneware, Walnut
Unavailable
H 22.75 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
Vintage Jane + Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Incised Stoneware Lamp 141-35-122
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare Vintage Jane + Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios Incised Stoneware Lamp 141/35/122, Circa
Stoneware, Teak
Martz Studio Large Ceramic Lamp with Incised Sgraffito Glaze
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martz Studio large ceramic lamp with incised sgraffito glaze. Original 19" wide shade and teak
Incomparable Gordon + Jane Martz Lamp with Incised Decoration
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in New York, NY
Choice example of the work of Gordon + Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. Lovely matte graphite glaze
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Sold
H 24 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamp, Blue Incised
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
a dresser or bedside table. This signed Martz #141 lamp comes in a glossy white base. The lamp is
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
Sold
H 35 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamps, Yellow Incised
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT? — These signed Martz Model 223 lamps come in a matte yellow ochre glaze. The overall
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
Martz Glazed and Incised Ceramic Lamp for Marshall Studios, Signed
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Astoria, NY
A circa 1960s table lamp, produced for Marshall Studios and signed Martz, with teak finial and stem
Ceramic
Gordon Martz Incised Blue Ceramic Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Gordon Martz incised blue ceramic lamps with walnut necks and finials. Vertical stripe measures 31
Walnut
Vintage Sculptural Matte White Incised Martz Pottery Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-century sculptural accent table lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 26.25 in Dm 17 in
1960s Gordon Jane Martz Geometric Incised Table Lamp M104 for Marshall Studios
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A highly collectable 1960s lamp designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in
Ceramic, Walnut
Pair of Jane and Gordon Martz Lamps with Tan and White Incised Design
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of incised pottery lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Elongated walnut
Ceramic, Walnut
Sold
H 42.5 in Dm 19 in
Pair of Model M221 Jane and Gordon Martz Lamps in Matte Black with Tan Incising
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of matte black model M221 lamps designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon & Jane Martz Large Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gordon & Jane Martz design large incised ceramic table lamp for Marshall Studios. Shade not
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon Martz Midcentury Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Extremely large singnature Martz Incised stoneware Lamp with original Walnut finial in excellent
Earthenware
Gordon Martz Incised Pottery Lamps
By Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Gordon Martz matte glazed ceramic lamps with incised details, rewired for use in the USA
Brass
Martz Ceramic Lamp Earth Tones Incised Teak Signed
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in New York, NY
Martz ceramic lamp Earth tones incised teak signed. Moss greenish brown in color, the rounded
Ceramic
Martz Glazed and Incised Ceramic Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Martz table lamp by Marshall Studios, Inc. Veedersburg, Indiana. Lamp has an engraved Martz
Ceramic
Sold
H 36.25 in W 8.5 in D 4.5 in
Large Gordon & Jane Martz Blue Lamp Incised Design FASHIONABLE COLOR
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Gordon and Jane Martz blue lamp with incised linear design. Very Fashionable Color of Blue
Pair of Jane and Gordon Martz Hand Incised & Glazed Butterscotch Table Lamps
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz, Gordon Martz
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jane & Gordon Martz Marshall Studios Inc. Caramel Pottery Table Lamps. Featuring handcrafted
Stoneware
Sold
H 35 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Gordon & Jane Martz / Marshall Studios Ceramic Table Lamp Green w Incised Stripe
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Portland, OR
WHAT IS IT? — This signed Martz Model 223 lamp comes in matte olive glaze with six stripes towards
Ceramic, Linen, Walnut
Pair of Incised Art Pottery Table Lamps by Gordon Martz Marshall Studios
By Gordon Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of contrasting, brown and cream, incised ceramic, art pottery, table lamps by Gordon Martz for
Ceramic, Teak
Pair of Jane and Gordon Martz Lamps in Seafoam Green with tan incising
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
A pair of seafoam green lamps designed by Jane and Gordon Martz of Marshall Studios in Veedersburg
Brass
Pair of Incised Ceramic Lamps Matte Dark Gray Designed by Jane Gordon and Martz
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of incised ceramic studio-made lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
Ceramic, Walnut
Gordon and Jane Martz Pottery Table Lamp for Marshall Studios
By Gordon Martz
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Martz pottery table lamp with incised body in cream and dark sand color with the upper stem and
Gordon and Jane Martz Mid-Century Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in San Mateo, CA
Martz table lamp with incised glazed rings separating unglazed bands. This retains the original
Ceramic, Walnut
Grand Pair of Incised Lamps by Gordon and Jane Martz
By Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Impressive pair of large-scale lamps by Gordon and Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. The lamps are
Pottery, Walnut
Martz Incised Ceramic Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Frustum shaped ceramic table lamp decorated with incised oscillating lines encircling the body in
Ceramic, Wood
Sold
H 31 in Dm 8.75 in
Large Pair of Gordon & Jane Marshall Martz Brutalist Incised Art Pottery Lamps
By Marshall Studios, Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Kensington, MD
LARGE Pair of Gordon & Jane Marshall Studios Martz brutalist Incised Art Pottery Lamps. Early
Petite Olive Colored Incised Gordon Martz Lamp
Located in Dallas, TX
Nice small sized sgraffito olive colored table lamp designed by Gordon Martz.
Ceramic
Martz Signed Table Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Southfield, MI
Large incised pottery Martz table lamp, dating to the early 1960s. Hand worked pottery from the
Martz Incised Ceramic Lamp
By Gordon & Jane Martz
Located in Baltimore, MD
Designed by ceramic artists Jane and Gordon Martz, this classic lamp embodies the couple's European
Pair of Incised Lamps by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios
By Gordon Martz
Located in New York, NY
Charming pair of Studio Pottery lamps in a lovely glaze accented with incised stripes. The lamps
Pottery
$5,400 / set
H 33.81 in Dm 13.25 in
Jane & Gordon Martz, Table Lamps, Walnut, Ceramic, Linen Marshal Studios, 1950s
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of walnut and ceramic table lamps designed by Jane & Gordon Martz. Produced by Marshall Studios, Veedersburg, Indiana, c. 1955. Bases are sculpted walnut, with ceramic in...
Ceramic, Walnut
$17,071 / item
H 53.15 in W 125.99 in D 59.06 in
Oval Brass and Parchment Chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful chandelier by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires, this other version of the spider chandelier has longer arms on the sides giving the oval shape. The metal arms paint...
Metal, Brass
$950 / item
H 25.6 in W 32.67 in D 13.78 in
New Black Wrought Iron Curule Bench with Cushion, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
New black wrought iron curule bench with cushion, Savonarola, Throne. Cushion included.
Iron
$1,275 / item
H 16.52 in W 13.63 in D 5.29 in
Jenny Glass Large Wall Sconce in Enamel, Glass & Brass, Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot, Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
Introducing the Jenny Glass, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. You asked for it! A new iteration of our best-selling Jenny sconce featuring a blown glass g...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Walnut, Cut Glass
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Solana Wall Sconces
By Blueprint Lighting
Located in Westport, CT
The "Solana" wall mount sconce or reading light is strongly influenced by Scandinavian, Danish, French, and Italian Mid-Century Modernism. The walnut back plate (available in natural...
Enamel, Brass
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
Ceiba Table Lamp
By Chuch Estudio
Located in Mérida, MX
The Ceiba Lamp embodies the essence of artisanal craftsmanship, meticulously crafted entirely by hand. Inspired by the sacred Tree of Life in the Yucatan Peninsula, renowned as the C...
Clay, Linen
$5,289Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 58.27 in D 14.97 in
Travertine Console Table inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Made from high-quality travertine. This console can be customised in your requested dimensions. 2 x dome-topped pedestals are an sculpture in themselves. Rounded-edge tops appear to ...
Travertine
LU Swing Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful brass LU swing sconce made by Lumfardo Luminaires in patinated brass. Wired with an E26 medium based socket. Light bulb provided as well as all mounting hardware. Priced in...
Brass
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Streicher Goods, Ethan Streicher
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$6,371 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.